A biographical resource on poet William Blake with an insightful look at his poems and their meanings. Includes links to the full text of many of his poems and a podcast entitled "A Discussion of Allen Ginsberg Singing Blake's 'The Garden of Love'".

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Poetry Foundation: William Blake (1757 - 1827)

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A biographical resource on poet William Blake with an insightful look at his poems and their meanings. Includes links to the full text of many of his poems and a podcast entitled "A Discussion of Allen Ginsberg Singing Blake's 'The Garden of Love'".

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-blake

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Poems of William Blake, Poet William Blake, Poetry Foundation: William Blake (1757 - 1827), Romantic poetry, Romantic writer, William Blake writings, poetry of William Blake, works of William Blake

Grade Level Standard 1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

a. Introduce precise, knowledgeable claim(s), establish the significance of the claim(s), distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and create an organization that logically sequences claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence.

This University of Michigan site from the Internet Public Library provides step-by-step help in research and writing papers. There are also sections on how to find information, both on the internet and in the library, and on other sources of help on doing research. The site is clearly organized a...

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Univ. of Michigan: A+ Research and Writing

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This University of Michigan site from the Internet Public Library provides step-by-step help in research and writing papers. There are also sections on how to find information, both on the internet and in the library, and on other sources of help on doing research. The site is clearly organized and easy to follow.

Grade Level Standard 1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 11–12 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

[Archived Content] This resource supports the series "In Search of Shakespeare." It contains information about all of Shakespeare's plays and links to the complete texts; brief biographies of many people associated with Shakespeare and his times; images of documents related to Shakespeare's life;...

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Public Broadcasting Service

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[Archived Content] This resource supports the series "In Search of Shakespeare." It contains information about all of Shakespeare's plays and links to the complete texts; brief biographies of many people associated with Shakespeare and his times; images of documents related to Shakespeare's life; a timeline of important events in Europe during Shakespeare's lifetime, and much more.

Grade Level Standard 7. Analyze multiple interpretations of a story, drama, or poem (e.g., recorded or live production of a play or recorded novel or poetry), evaluating how each version interprets the source text.

This video clip is from the 1962 film, The Miracle Worker, based on the play by William Gibson. This scene recreates the moment when Helen understands that the word "water," the letters Anne is spelling into her hand, and the cold liquid from the pump meant the same thing. According to ...

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Helen Keller - Scene at the Water Pump

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This video clip is from the 1962 film, The Miracle Worker, based on the play by William Gibson. This scene recreates the moment when Helen understands that the word "water," the letters Anne is spelling into her hand, and the cold liquid from the pump meant the same thing. According to Helen's autobiography, this event happened on April 5, 1877. [5:01] (Free registration is required to access certain features of the Awesome Stories website.)